Old English · adjective
ansund
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈɑnˌsund/
- Syllables
- ˈɑn · ˌsund (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- uninjuredsolidperfectentirehealthy
Meaning
-
sound, healthy, uninjured
...swā hwǣr swā hē ēode and hī ealle āstōdon ansunde ætforan him þe on ðām fænne ǣr lagon.
...wheresoever he went, and they all rose up sound before him, who aforetime lay in the mire.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter" -
whole, entire; perfect; solid
Eft æt sumum sæle ætslād sē hālga wer on ðām hēalīcum gradum æt þām hālgum weofode, swā þæt hē fornēan eal wearð tōcwȳsed; ac on þǣre nihte hine ġelācnode God, ðurh his hālgan enġel, tō ansundre hǣle.
Also, at a certain hall, the holy man slipped on the high steps at the holy altar, so that almost his whole body became bruised; but in the night, God restored him to full health through his holy angel.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ansund | ansund | ansund |
| Accusative | ansundne | ansunde | ansund |
| Genitive | ansundes | ansundre | ansundes |
| Dative | ansundum | ansundre | ansundum |
| Instrumental | ansunde | ansundre | ansunde |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ansunde | ansundaansunde | ansund |
| Accusative | ansunde | ansundaansunde | ansund |
| Genitive | ansundra | ansundra | ansundra |
| Dative | ansundum | ansundum | ansundum |
| Instrumental | ansundum | ansundum | ansundum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ansunda | ansunde | ansunde |
| Accusative | ansundan | ansundan | ansunde |
| Genitive | ansundan | ansundan | ansundan |
| Dative | ansundan | ansundan | ansundan |
| Instrumental | ansundan | ansundan | ansundan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ansundan | ansundan | ansundan |
| Accusative | ansundan | ansundan | ansundan |
| Genitive | ansundraansundena | ansundraansundena | ansundraansundena |
| Dative | ansundum | ansundum | ansundum |
| Instrumental | ansundum | ansundum | ansundum |
All forms (10)
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